Re: Intel gets into AV?

["Nervox Nervox" <nervox.nosecurity () gmail com>]

On 4/28/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:51:27 +0300, Nervox Nervox said:
> > > virtualization technology—which can partition a PC to run different
> > > types of software simultaneously—to set up a new type of security
> > > checkpoint inside each machine. That checkpoint, which is expected to
> > > be the first of its kind for client PCs when it arrives in vPro
> >
> > Wouldn't slow down the Pc in general?
>
> 95% of the PCs run Redmond quality bloatware to *start* with.  Obviously,
> if they accepted all the performance hits from Win95 to Win98 to NT to...
>
> Think - what CPU speed did you run Win95 on?  What will you need for Vista?
> How fast would Vista run on a Win95-class box?
>
> And you're worried about the 10% performance hit from vmware?? :)
>
> > Privacy ?Or every one forgot about that? Lets say it can be stired the
> > other way around , an expoit that can lead to some sniffing you're
> > traffic without any need of an OS exploit.
>
> All your bits are belong to us.  Get used to it.  If you hit 'accept'
> on the XP SP2 EULA you're screwed anyhow.
>
> > Also wouldn't each ship/system/whatever have a guid ?Wouldn't that
> > make a person tracable and some one somewhere would be able to follow
> > you/know where you are at any moment (specially if they get on this
> > with windows).
>
> It still won't be as traceable as that RFID they'll be injecting in your butt
> soon enough..... :)
Point Taken
But i maybe forgot to mention that i don't use WIndows and i never
clicked on the XP SP2 EULA (even tho i administer a network for a big
compagny).I don't use windows (well not if i can help it).

At home i still use a PentiumII 333Mhz with a custom distro and a Mac
G4 with gentoo on it so i never worry about either speed or
security.What worries me is that this as much as DRM or hardware AV
solution is that it might (or something similar) be already implemeted
in you're mobo and no one knows about it.
And to be honest i don't trust big compagnies to handle or to keep a
secret this kinda of information , hell i don't trust myself to do it.

As for the RFID in my left cheek , i'm getting it removed next week  :P

Best regards Nervox (wrapping his butt cheeks with aluminum foil)

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